Posted on January 28, 2016
The structural efficiency of the S-II stage, in terms of the weight and pressures taken by its extra-thin walls, was comparable only to the capacity of one of nature’s most refined examples of structural efficiency, the egg.
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Posted on February 4, 2016
“The S-II stage was a nightmare the minute it was conceived, and it only got worse from there. During the course of its creation, it would grind up people and careers the way the transcontinental railway devoured laborers. Though the methods and mat...
5-Test firing of a Saturn V second stage rocket S-II
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3-The S-II stage during stacking operations of Apollo 6 in the VAB
2-S-2 assembly building in Seal Beach, CA
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